file copying

Advent Systems adventsystems at verizon.net
Sat Nov 6 18:19:23 EST 2004


Cyber Source,
    Please take this in the light, fun, spirited and in jest way it's 
meant.  I disagree that FC2 rock, I cant even get it to play any music 
much less rock :)

Bob Randal

Cyber Source wrote:

> fc2 rocks!
>
> Advent Systems wrote:
>
>> To Erek & Whoever Replied to me (i believe Cyber Source),
>> Sorry for the delay in responding and thanks for the info and help, 
>> but as I was trying to implement your suggestions the system locked 
>> up again and I tried everything I knew to restart it (Xkill, 
>> ctl-alt-f2 reboot, nothing) but could not. After shutting down with 
>> power switch (again for the 4th x) I could not reboot back into suse. 
>> Because of the strange and different problems I was having at the 
>> same time I thought it might have something to do w/ suse not 
>> "likening" my laptop, so I installed FedoraC2. Well my systems is 
>> almost all back and so far I'm not having any of the problems I was 
>> having before (of course I lost approx. 24 hrs of data, hence not 
>> knowing all who responded to email). So in closing It sound crazy but 
>> it seems like all may have been fixed by taking suse and mandrake off 
>> and replacing w/FedoraC2.
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Bob Randal
>>
>> Erek Dyskant wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>     Sounds like a bug in the file copying program. Unfortunately
>>> some of the linux GUI style tools are still a little rough around the
>>> edges.  I would try using the command-line equivelent and see if you
>>> have better luck with that (cp -r /path/to/orig/folder 
>>> /path/to/destination)
>>>     If that doesn't work, chances are you have a problem with the
>>> actual filesystem.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Erek Dyskant
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 05:26:16AM -0500, Advent Systems wrote:
>>>  
>>>
>>>> Hello All,
>>>>   I have another question and it concerns copying files to the same 
>>>> Buslink USB2 drive I had questions with in my previous post "root 
>>>> privileges".  I have a directory on my hard disk called data, below 
>>>> it are 15 sub-directories filled with data.  When I try to copy the 
>>>> "data" directory to the buslink drive in one "drag&drop" it locks 
>>>> up about 1/2 through the procedure.  Locks up to the point where 
>>>> NOTHING works not even "Xkill" and I have to pull the AC plug!  
>>>> Then it wont reboot and being a noob I have to re-install the whole 
>>>> os from scratch (I've done this about 4-5 times all ready) I 
>>>> figured I try to figure it out my self before asking  but it just 
>>>> happened again and I'm really getting tired of this.  I've gone 
>>>> through all my book both Linux & Unix and checked the web and 
>>>> nothing.  I've been using/loving computers and technology for 20+ 
>>>> years now and never had these kind of problems with ms-dos or 
>>>> windows.  I started with Linux 2-3 years ago w/RH7 because I really 
>>>> don't like what ms is doing and have since bought 5 additional 
>>>> distros and they all seem to have problems.  Admittedly being Linux 
>>>> I can, and probably am sticking my nose in deeper then it should be 
>>>> for my level of expertise, but I used to do the same thing with dos 
>>>> and windows and never "broke" things to this degree.  Sorry I'm 
>>>> rambling and getting off the subject but does anyone have 
>>>> suggestion re the USB drive copying problem and maybe suggest a 
>>>> distro I cant "break" as easily.  I don't need or want bells and 
>>>> whistles just a distro I can learn and experiment with and Oh ya, 
>>>> ever time I reboot the desktop icons are in the same place I left 
>>>> them!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Again (especially for listening :))
>>>> Bob Randal
>>>>   
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